Events / Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series

Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series

3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Holden Auditorium, Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, 660 South Euclid, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

Light Institute Fireside Chat
Heart to Heart: Navigating Cancer Control Policies in Resource Limited Settings

This event will be moderated by Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Uchechukwu “Uche” Nwokwu, MBBS, MHM, and Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH.

In-person location: Farrell Learning and Teaching Center | Holden Auditorium | Floor 1
A reception will follow the conversation. Please RSVP by Monday, November 10 for catering purposes.

 

Nwokwu (left) and Drake

About the Moderators:

  • Uchechukwu “Uche” Nwokwu, MBBS, MHM
    Distinguished Visiting Scholar
    National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria
    Consultant Hematologist-Oncologist
    Fellow, West African College of Physicians
  • Bettina Drake, PhD, MPH
    Michael F. Neidorff Professor of Surgery
    Division of Public Health Sciences Faculty, Director
    St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching and Practice
    Associate Director, Siteman Community Outreach & Engagement

Sponsorship: Supported in part through funding from the Office of the Provost: Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program.